Hello Don-

Thanks for the welcome. Both pizza places are out of business, but I enjoyed being there either twisting balloons or doing card magic. I'm also familiar with Lee Asher. Before the pandemic, I was going to start going to the nursing homes in my area. My mom is in memory care and I have performed magic and gave Tarot readings at her facility. It's something that I'd like to start doing again. Hopefully in the next few months. Not too many magicians here in Utah. I miss the Magic community like in Las Vegas, or other large city. Now that I'm semi-retired, I've got the time to get back into the Magic and Tarot. New York is one of the places like to visit in the future, as well as visiting Las Vegas more. They're still doing the Wednesday magic get together at the Hard Rock Cafe. Allan Ackerman is in charge now. I also like to think that there will be more of a demand in Magic and Tarot. Take care and be safe !

Alan

A little about me:

I've been interested in magic ever since I was around 6. I did the usual kid shows all through grade school. I was the resident magician at Grizzly Bear Pizza in Ogden, Utah during my high school years. (Late 70s)

My brother and I moved to Las Vegas in the early 80s, and I had the honor of hanging out with the magicians at Darwin's Magic Club, at the Colonial House, at that time.

I remember witnessing Jimmy Grippo making objects mystically appear in sealed envelopes. I was privileged to see Michael Skinner in his prime. I also remember seeing Allan Ackerman perform a wonderful version of the cannibal cards.

Because I gave a magic lecture at the club on the effects I put together during that time, Darwin gave me free tickets to see Siegfried and Roy, which I'll never forget.

I'm the "Allan DeGeddes" that Paul Harris credits as being his inspirational source for an effect called Bill Collector, found in Close-up Fantasies Finale'.

Shortly after that, I moved back to Utah to be with my daughter and get a "real job".

I was also a Balloon Artist, a seven-year stint starting in 2007 at Hungry Bear Pizza in Layton, Utah, and ending around 2014. I got rid of all my balloon stuff so I could focus on Tarot and Card Magic.

My first love has always been card magic. I'm a big fan of John Bannon and David Solomon. I've got most of Harry Lorayne's earlier books that I wore the covers out, because they were a constant companion throughout high school, along with the Paul Harris and Dai Vernon books.

Now that I'm pushing 60, I think it's about time I get back into doing what I love. When things get back to a "new normal", I look forward to performing Close-up Magic again!

I also have a collection of approximately 300 decks of cards, as well as a respectable Tarot collection.

My YouTube channel is a collection of my favorite card effects, as well as a few of my own. Credits are in the comments section. (The channel is under my name, Alan Dee Geddes.)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWoI2ErQ5Y6oy-_r7M92DYA